Head mounted display device including multiple user interface formats and method of controlling therefor

Abstract

A method of controlling a head mounted display (HMD) device according to one embodiment of the present specification includes the steps of detecting whether the head mounted display device is in a wearing mode or a non-wearing mode, if the head mounted display device is in the wearing mode, displaying the digital information with a first user interface format, and if the head mounted display device is in the non-wearing mode, displaying the digital information with a second user interface format, wherein the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information displayed with the first user interface format.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A head mounted display (HMD) device, comprising:
 a display unit configured to display digital information according to a user interface format; 
 a sensor unit configured to detect whether the HMD device is in a wearing mode or a non-wearing mode; and 
 a controller configured to: 
 display the digital information with a first user interface format in the wearing mode, and 
 display the digital information with a second user interface format in the non-wearing mode, 
 wherein the second user interface format comprises a reversal attribute of the digital information, and 
 wherein the reversal attribute includes at least one of a left-right reverse or a top-bottom reverse. 
 
     
     
       2. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface format comprises at least one of a magnification attribute, a character attribute, and a form attribute of the digital information. 
     
     
       3. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein a value of a magnification attribute of the second user interface format is higher than a value of the magnification attribute of the first user interface format. 
     
     
       4. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information with the first user interface format. 
     
     
       5. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein if the HMD device is in the non-wearing mode, the sensor unit is further configured to detect a position of a user,
 wherein if the position of the user is in front of the HMD device, the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information with the first user interface format and reversing a left-right of the digital information with the first user interface format, and 
 wherein if the position of the user is in back of the HMD device, the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information with the first user interface format and not reversing the left-right of the digital information with the first user interface format. 
 
     
     
       6. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein if the head mounted display device is in the non-wearing mode, the sensor unit is further configured to detect whether the HMD is placed in an upside down position, and
 wherein if the HMD device is in the upside down position, the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information with the first user interface format and reversing a top-bottom of the digital information with the first user interface format. 
 
     
     
       7. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein if the head mounted display device is in the non-wearing mode, the sensor unit is further configured to detect a position of a user with respect to the HMD and to detect whether the HMD is placed in an upside down position,
 wherein if the HMD device is in the upside down position and the position of the user is in back of the HMD device, the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information with the first user interface format and reversing a top-bottom and a left-right of the digital information with the first user interface format, and 
 wherein if the HMD device is in the upside down position and the position of the user is in front of the head mounted display device, the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information with the first user interface format, reversing the top-bottom of the digital information with the first user interface format, and not reversing the left-right of the digital information with the first user interface format. 
 
     
     
       8. The HMD device of  claim 7 , wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect the position of the HMD device is using at least one of a gravity sensor, an image sensor, and proximity sensor. 
     
     
       9. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein if the HMD device is in the non-wearing mode, the sensor unit is further configured to detect a distance from the HMD device to a user and the controller is configured to increase a magnification attribute of the digital information displayed with the second user interface format in proportion to the detected distance. 
     
     
       10. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein if the HMD device is in the non-wearing mode, the sensor unit is further configured to detect a distance from the HMD device to a user and wherein if the distance to the user is longer than a first distance threshold or if the user is not detected, the controller is configured to convert the head mounted display device into a power saving mode. 
     
     
       11. The HMD device of  claim 10 , wherein the first distance threshold is determined according to information of eyesight of the user. 
     
     
       12. The HMD device of  claim 1 , further comprising a projector configured to project the digital information. 
     
     
       13. The HMD device of  claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to increase brightness of the projector in case of displaying the digital information with the second user interface format compared to the brightness of the projector in case of displaying the digital information with the first user interface format. 
     
     
       14. The HMD device of  claim 12 , wherein the sensor unit is further configured to detect an external object and wherein the controller is configured to project the digital information to the detected external object. 
     
     
       15. The HMD device of  claim 14 , wherein if there exists a plurality of external objects, the sensor unit is further configured to detect each distance to a plurality of the external objects and wherein the controller is configured to project the digital information to the external object located at a point more than a distance threshold among a plurality of the external objects. 
     
     
       16. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display the digital information in a manner of gradually changing from the first user interface format to the second user interface format while the HMD device is changed from the wearing mode to the non-wearing mode. 
     
     
       17. The HMD device of  claim 16 , wherein the sensor unit is further configured to detect a distance between the HMD device and a user and wherein the controller is configured to determine a speed of changing the digital information from the first user interface format to the second user interface format in response to a speed of which the distance is modified. 
     
     
       18. The HMD device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display a detail version of the digital information in displaying the digital information with the first user interface format and configured to display a simple version of the digital information in displaying the digital information with the second user interface. 
     
     
       19. The HMD device of  claim 18 , wherein the detail version comprises all elements of the digital information and wherein the simple version comprises a part of the elements selected from the elements of the digital information. 
     
     
       20. A method of controlling a head mounted display (HMD) device, the method comprising:
 detecting whether the HMD device is in a wearing mode or a non-wearing mode; 
 if the HMD device is in the wearing mode, displaying the digital information with a first user interface format; and 
 if the head mounted display device is in the non-wearing mode, displaying the digital information with a second user interface format, 
 wherein the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information displayed with the first user interface format, 
 wherein the second user interface format comprises a reversal attribute of the digital information, and 
 wherein the reversal attribute includes at least one of a left-right reverse or a top-bottom reverse.